A baker in it for the thrill of the cakes

Since establishing her business, Amazing Cakes in Bray, Co Wicklow, 14 years ago, Beverley Murphy has become the go-to cake-maker for big events and high-profile clients, taking orders from former One Direction singer Niall Horan and Game of Thrones actress Natalie Dormer.

“If someone comes to us with a photograph, we will put our own twist on it, or if somebody comes to me and says ‘I’d like this, that and the other’, I’ll put it...